Investing NZ$814 million for NZ$27 weekly cash payments to individuals earning less than NZ$70,000 over a three month period beginning on 1 August 2022.[3]
Investing NZ$235m to subsidise fuel excise and road user charge reductions for the next two months.[3]
Allocating funding to continue half-price public transportation fares for the next two months.[3]
Investing NZ$73 million in insulation and heating retrofits for low income homeowners.[3]
Investing NZ$934 million in disability system "transformation" including NZ$735 million in disability service sustainability, NZ$100 million to launch the "Enabling Good Lives" budgeting programme, and NZ$108 million on establishing the new Ministry for Disabled People.[5]
Boosting school operating grants by NZ$184 million.[3]
Investing NZ$777 million in capital investment to renovating school buildings, and replacing furniture and equipment.[3]
Investing NZ$270 million in operating costs and NZ$5 million in capital funding in pay equity for education, care, and early childhood staff and teachers.[3]
Investing NZ$230 million in apprenticeships including the Māori Trades and Training Fund.[3]
Allocating NZ$661.5 million to KiwiRail; $312.3 million for improving the national rail network and $349.2 million for completing the replacement locomotives and freight wagons, including up to 29 new light-duty locomotives.[8][5]
Investing NZ$220 million in operating funding and NZ$100 million in capital funding in boosting health services' digital infrastructure and capabilities.[5]
Investing NZ$25 million in operating funding and $5 million capital funding for the Computer Emergency Response Team New Zealand (CERT NZ) to support private sector organisations and individuals.[5]
Investing resources to maintain the current police-to-population ratio.[3]
Investing NZ$92 million in operating costs and NZ$2 million in capital funding into combating serious and organised crime.[3]
Investing NZ$34 million in operating costs and NZ$13 million in capital funding to meet the Government's commitment to regulate firearms following the Christchurch mosque shootings.[3]
Investing NZ$141 million in so-called "democratic processes" including Electoral Commission funding for elections.[3]
Green Party co-leader James Shaw praised the 2022 Budget for addressing issues of concern to the Greens such as climate change mitigation, family and sexual violence. By contrast, fellow co-leader Marama Davidson criticised the Budget for not helping low-income families sufficiently.[9]
ACT Party leader David Seymour described the 2022 Budget as a "brain drain" budget and argued that it failed to address New Zealand's rising inflation. Seymour advocated reducing government spending and taxation.[9]
On 20 May 2022, the New Zealand media reported that the New Zealand Treasury had advised against the Government's NZ$350 cost of living payment for middle-income New Zealanders on the grounds that it would cost short-term inflation. The Treasury had advised the Government to consider targeted support to low-income households.[10] Finance Minister Grant Robertson defended the Government's cost of living payment, arguing that it helped New Zealanders facing rising living costs.[11]
